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dc.contributor.authorHall, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorWrigley, Tim V
dc.contributor.authorMetcalf, Ben R
dc.contributor.authorHinman, Rana S
dc.contributor.authorCicuttini, Flavia M
dc.contributor.authorDempsey, Alasdair R
dc.contributor.authorMills, Peter M
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, David G
dc.contributor.authorBennell, Kim L
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-26T12:30:30Z
dc.date.available2018-07-26T12:30:30Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn0268-0033
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.09.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/141586
dc.description.abstractBackground: Knee osteoarthritis is common in people who have undergone partial meniscectomy, and a higher external knee flexion moment during gait may be a potential contributor. Although the peak external knee flexion moment has been shown to increase from 3 months to 2 years following partial meniscectomy, mechanisms underpinning the increase in the peak knee flexion moment are unknown. Methods: Sixty-six participants with partial meniscectomy completed three-dimensional gait (normal and fast pace) and quadriceps strength assessment at baseline (3 months following partial meniscectomy) and again 2 years later. Variables included external knee flexion moment, vertical ground reaction force, knee flexion kinematics, and quadriceps peak torque. Findings: For normal pace walking, the main significant predictors of change in peak knee flexion moment were an increase in peak vertical ground reaction force (R2 = 0.55), mostly due to an increase in walking speed, and increase in peak knee flexion angle (R2 = 0.19). For fast pace walking, the main significant predictors of change in peak knee flexion moment were an in increase in peak vertical ground reaction force (R2 = 0.51) and increase in knee flexion angle at initial contact (R2 = 0.17). Change in peak vertical force was mostly due to an increase in walking speed. Interpretation: Findings suggest that increases in vertical ground reaction force and peak knee flexion angle during stance are predominant contributors to the 2-year change in peak knee flexion moment. Future studies are necessary to refine our understanding of joint loading and its determinants following meniscectomy
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1060
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1065
dc.relation.ispartofissue10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalClinical Biomechanics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume30
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMechanical engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4003
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4017
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420799
dc.titleMechanisms underpinning the peak knee flexion moment increase over 2-years following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorLloyd, David


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